The Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the River of Blood
Along a sharp bend in the Tallapoosa River in eastern Alabama sits one of the most important — and most haunting — battlefields in American history. In 1814, this quiet stretch of water became the sit...
17 Nov 202538min
The Boy Named Bobby Dunbar | Encore Episode
On August 23, 1912, four-year-old Bobby Dunbar went missing while his family was on a fishing trip at Swayze Lake in Louisiana. An eight-month search ensued, but the boy was eventually found in Missis...
10 Nov 202534min
Listen Now: American History Tellers | The Mayflower
The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories...
5 Nov 20255min
The Dagger in the Walls of King's Tavern
In a city famed for its grand antebellum mansions, Natchez’s oldest building feels like it belongs to another world entirely. Rough-hewn timbers, crooked shutters, and centuries of whispers cling to t...
31 Okt 202541min
Crazy George's Bridge | Campfire Tales
Tucked deep in the hills between Cookeville and Monterey, Tennessee, there’s a narrow, graffiti-covered bridge locals say you shouldn’t cross after dark. It’s called Crazy George’s Bridge, and accordi...
30 Okt 202510min
Captain Simons’ Unusual Burial | Campfire Tales
Head east out of Washington, Georgia, and you’ll find a lonely little grave surrounded by a moss-covered stone wall — the final resting place of Captain Abram Simons, a Revolutionary War veteran, tave...
29 Okt 202510min
Arkansas’s Ghost Hollow | Campfire Tales
Just outside Fayetteville, Arkansas, there’s a dip in the land the locals call Ghost Hollow — a quiet patch of woods where fog clings low and the wind carries a sound you’ll never forget. They say a ...
28 Okt 202510min
The Witches’ Tree of Louisville | Campfire Tales
On the corner of Sixth and Park in Old Louisville stands a tree like no other — its gnarled trunk twisting back over itself, its branches draped with beads, ribbons, and charms left by visitors who wh...
27 Okt 202510min
